No freelance translator’s website is complete without a cracking services page: the place your potential clients will head to find out exactly how you can make their lives easier. As a multi-talented and marvellous linguist, you might well decide to have more than one services page, like a page for transcreation and another for subtitling, […]
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Slow Travel: Spain <> UK as a Ferry Foot Passenger
It was only relatively recently I realised my (mostly) vegan existence didn’t necessarily justify or offset the impact of my travelling habit. Since then, I’ve been making an effort to reduce the amount of flying I do. I started off well, taking my first rail and ferry trip from Granada to Cornwall back in autumn […]
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Copywriting for Translators: 5 Ways To Make Your DIY Website Copy More Memorable
You’re writing the copy for your new site. That’s marvellous news. But maybe you’re not quite convinced by what you’ve produced up till now, and you think it needs a little added pizzazz. When you’re writing about yourself and your business, it can easily end up being a bit bland because you’re a bit reluctant […]
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The Digital Home Toolkit for Freelancers: Everything You Need to Know
I maaaaay have mentioned this before (read: I go on about it all the time), but one of my favourite things to do is help other freelance translators with their copy. Because they’re generally the loveliest clients you could imagine, and I know the industry like the back of my hand. And up until now, […]
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Writing Your Own Copy: Dealing With Writer’s Block
I think we can all agree that writing your own copy and content is tricky. Whether it’s for your website, blog or social media channels, it’s never easy to write about yourself and your business. If you keep trying to sit down and work on your copy but it feels like you’re just banging your […]
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